[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059) › 6.22 # 高僧傳 6.22 高僧傳 6.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.22) 遠重與什書曰：「日有涼氣，比復何如？去月法識道人至，聞君欲還本國，情以悵然。先聞君方當大出諸經，故來欲便相諮求，若此傳不虛，眾恨可言。今輒略問數十條事，冀有餘暇一二為釋，此雖非經中之大難，欲取決於君耳。并報偈一章曰：『本端竟何從，起滅有無際。一微涉動境，成此頹山勢。惑想更相乘，觸理自生滯。因緣雖無主，開途非一世。時無悟宗匠，誰將握玄契？來問尚悠悠，相與期暮歲。』」 > Huiyuan again wrote a letter to Kumārajīva, saying: "The weather is turning cool; how have you been lately? Last month the man of the Way Fashi arrived, and I was grieved to hear that you wish to return to your native country. Previously, I heard that you were just about to produce many sūtras on a grand scale, and so I had wished to come consult and inquire of you. If this report is not empty, how can everyone's regret be put into words? Now I make bold to ask briefly about several dozen matters, hoping that when you have leisure you might explain them one by one. Although these are not great difficulties in the sūtras, I simply wish to have them settled by you." He also sent a responding gāthā, which read: > "Whence, after all, does the fundamental origin arise? > Arising and ceasing are without boundary. > A single subtle \[particle\] enters the realm of movement, > To form this momentum of a collapsing mountain. > Deluded thoughts further mount upon one another; > Impelled against reality, they naturally give rise to stagnation. > Although causes and conditions lack a master, > The path they open is not of a single lifetime. > In an age without a master who realizes the ultimate principle, > Who will grasp the profound tally? > The questions sent forth are still lingering and long; > Let us set our hopes on our twilight years." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.21) - [Next: 6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.23) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059~en-mt.6.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [歷代三寶紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.7.210) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.22) · Pramāṇa